NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he was “disappointed” by
Russia’s decision to quit
the landmark Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe
as arms control efforts remained important to all sides.
“We are disappointed by the Russian decision to suspend participation
in the joint consultative group of the CFE,” Stoltenberg told a briefing
at NATO’s European military HQ in the Belgian city of Mons.
“We still support all efforts to have arms control and we believe the
treaty is important… we believe to have consultations on arms control is
important,” Stoltenberg added.
President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in the CFE
in 2007, charging that US deployments violated its terms. On …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
